OP, this expression has nothing to do with having an interventionist or noninterventionist birth, just that, as others have said, if you try to "assume" that you'll have a relatively quick labor for...

I think the tension you are getting from your DH is not helpful for a HB and it sounds like you can have an excellent birth experience in the BC - and your DH can just get out of your way, and since...

Frankie and Johnie's is a classic italian place in the neighborhood... (I can't vouch personally if their food is tasty, as I am kosher and only was there for an office party with my own food...but...